Glass-lined can.



L. R. STEEL.

GLASS LINED GAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14. 1911.-

CuLUiBIA PLANORAPH CD-.WASHINUTOM D. C.

L. R. STEEL.

` GLASS LINED GAN. APPLICATION FILED MAR.14. 1911.

1,01 3,694. Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

, UNITED STATES PATENT UFFTCE.

LEONARD Bf. STEEL, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

GLASS-LINED CAN.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD R. STEEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Glass-Lined Cans, of

.which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to glass lined cans an'd particularly to one designed for general utility purposesand to be used as a vessel for containing butter, lard, cheese, or other fats, or oysters and the like, the object of the invention being to provide an outer protecting jacket of metal, an inner glass liner or receptacle and a basket associated with the liner and constructed so as to hold the same with its vertical walls spaced from the corresponding walls of the metal jacket so as to prevent destruction of the liner should the jacket become accidentally dented or otherwise mutilated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary construction of device of the above named character which may be used as a substitute for the well known form of wooden tub which is commonly employed as a container for such fats as butter, the

liner or glass receptacle being adapted to be removed from the jacket so as to permit of its being thoroughly cleaned when desired.

Another object is to provide a construction of basket for supporting the liner when removed from the steel jacket, the construction of the basket being such that the contents of the can or glass receptacle can be readily viewed, enabling one to fully appreciate the hygienic manner in which the product to be sold is packed.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views :-Figure 1 is a vertical sect-ion through the can. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the glass liner showing the same mounted in the wire basket. Fig. 3 is an inverted perspective view of a portion of the wire basket. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

The can comprises an outer metal jacket 1 and an inner glass liner or receptacle 2. The metal jacketis constructed of a lower section 3 and an upper closure section 4 the latter being provided with a top portion 5 which is adapted to securely close the jacket. The vertical wall 6 of the closure section of the jacket is stamped to provide a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 14, 1911.

Patented Jan. 2,1912.

serial No. 614,344.

continuous horizontal upper flange 7 over which the peripheral edge of the top portion 5 is folded and secured, as shown at 8. The lower portion of the vertical wall 6 is olfset to form a stop shoulder 9 and an embracing flange 10, the latter being extended down over the upper end of the lower secedge provided forcing band 17 embraces the lower end of the section 1 eXteriorly and it is secured to the liange 16 of the bottom and to the walls of the section 1 by rivets or other suitable fastening devices 18. This construction is such that the bottom of the jacket is securely reinforced and the bottom 15 is spaced from the bottom of the jacket, as shown.

The liner 2 is formed at its upper end with an eXteriorly reduced portion 19 to which is removably litted a cover 20. This cover is provided on its under surface with a paper or glass disk 21 which is adapted to bear against the upper edge of the reduced portion 19 of the liner when the cover 20 is in closed position. The cover 2O is provided with a suitable handle 22. The liner is removably mounted in a combined display and spacing basket which is preferably formed of wire. Two substantially identically constructed U-members 23 form the basket and each has a horizontal bottom portion 24 and vertical side portions 25. The bottom portion 24 of one of the members is recessed intermediate of its ends at 26, and preferably flattened. The horizontal portion of the companion member of the basket extends transversely to the plane of the bottom portion of the other member and it is formed with an intermediate flattened portion 27 which is seated in the correspondingly formed recess 26 hereinbefore described. Spacing eyes 28 are formed in the vertical portions 25 near their lower ends. A ring 29 extends through the alining lower eyes, the said ring being provided with concavities 30 receiving the eyes and operating to hold the members 26 ,vertical walls of the liner.

against rotation on the ring. The ring may be soldered or otherwise suitably secured to the eyes. Adjacent to the upper ends the members 25 are formed with similar spacing eyes 3l through which a ring 32 extends. The vertical portions 25 of one of the members'- 23 are formed at their eX- treme upper ends with bail eyes 33 in which bails or rings 34 are pivoted. These bails or rings are thus located near the top of the liner when the latter is arranged in the basket and they may be grasped so as to conveniently remove the liner from the metal jacket. The liner has its bottom 35 curved into the vertical walls 36, at 37, s0 as to prevent the accumulation of foreign matter on the bottom and to facilitate the cleaning of the same. The metal jacket has secured thereto suitable attaching brackets 3S on which are supported pivoted handles 39'. Vhen the liner is placed in the outer metal jacket l as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, the spacing eyes 28 and 31 respectively, which extend outwardly from the can contact with the vertical walls of the casing so as to hold them spaced from the It may be stated that the top 5 of the cover section of the jacket bears against the handle 22 on the cover 20 of the liner. Through this construction I provide means whereby the liner will be securely held against sliding movement in the jacket. The cover section of the metal jacket is provided with eyes 40 which are superimposed with respect to similar eyes 4l when the cover section of the metal jacket is operatively applied to the lower section. These eyes are then connected with each other by seals 42. The liner is provided with the scales 43 and 44 whereby a quantity of the contents of the liner can be readily ascertained. The can thus constructed is thoroughly hygienic and sanitary, it may be manufactured at a relatively low cost and its broken or worn parts can be readily replaced by new parts at a minimum.

I claim A can comprising a jacket constructed of separable upper and lower sections, a liner located in the jacket, a basket removably fitted to the liner and including vertical spaced side portions having lateral eyes eX- tending outwardly in the direction of and contacting with the walls of the jacket sections to hold the liner spaced from the walls of the said jacket, and connecting rings embracing the liner and secured to the vertical portions of the said basket.

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEONARD R. STEEL.

lVitnesses JOHN D. LLon), Ror. J. STEEL.

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` Washington, D. C. 

